9.16.040 Place of business in which obscene publications constitute a principal part of the stock in trade and obscene publications possessed therein declared a public nuisance per se – Valuable consideration received for sale after service of resolution to be regarded as a public nuisance per accidens.

   (A)   The following are declared to be public nuisances per se:

      (1)   Any and every place of business in the City of Corona in which obscene publications constitute all of the stock in trade or a principal part thereof. Where such obscene publications constitute only a part of the stock in trade and are located in a place or places within such business which are capable of demarcation, such place or places constitute the public nuisance which requires abatement; and

      (2)   Any and every obscene publication possessed at a place which is a public nuisance under this section.

   (B)   From and after service on the place, its manager, acting manager or person then in charge of such place of a certified copy of this chapter and a certified copy of the resolution provided for herein, all valuable consideration received for the sale of the obscene publications shall be regarded as being a public nuisance per accidens, as personal property used in conducting and maintaining a declared public nuisance as to which forfeiture will be requested in the judicial proceedings required herein.

(`78 Code, § 9.16.040.) (Ord. 1689 § 1, 1983.)